Dr Keshav Raj Kranthi, director, Central Institute for Cotton Research on why he thinks Indian farmers won't lose out if Mondanto quits India.

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DEEP THROATDelhiThe revelation that Nobel winner Aung San Syu Kyi mumbled “No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim” during her interview with the BBC’s Mishal Husain has been just another crack on her perfect glaze. Mishal was picked because of her Muslim background.

Lately, India has acquired a palpable buzz about it: a rising power, an economic powerhouse, a pillar of stability, a country whose time has come. It's invited to the high table to sup with the big powers. Praises are showered on India for what it is, there are grandiose expectations of what it could still become. Are these just the sentiments of policy wonks? Or do those anonymous faces thronging the streets of different cities in the world too share in this great buzz about India?